Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005008900 | Incident Date: Feb, 21 2005 |
| Consumer's City: AUSTIN | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: ECLIPSE | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AL54F5WE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 23 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 16 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was exiting an interstate and approaching a traffic signal. the rear wheels of the vehicle locked up due to a failure in the transfer case. this is the direct result of the transfer case having inadequate design and/or manufacturing error (ref nhtsa recall id: 98v069001). both the dealer and manufacturer are refusing to perform recall work at no charge citing that the recall service was performed once before. defective parts within the transfer case were replaced under the recall notice once before however manufacturing flaws in the transfer case design were never corrected by the manufacturer. subsequently, the failure of the transfer case was only delayed, not corrected, through the initial recall service. telephone inquiries made to nhtsa and the texas attorney general?s office resulted in feedback supporting this position. *nm |